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Ryuu96 on 15 February 2023
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crissindahouse said:
Ryuu96 said:

Disappointing so far, I was definitely expecting more, some use the excuse of needing them for defence but defence against who exactly? Who the hell is attacking us? Who do we need tanks for? We're not fighting hypothetical China with tanks, that'll be an air/sea battle, so are we saving them for Russia? The country which is currently attacking Ukraine? So why not give Ukraine lots of tanks to remove a threat for a very long time.

Finland, I can forgive them a little as they border Russia and aren't currently in NATO but some NATO countries, Spain for example, have hundreds of Leopard 2's.

And those you listed aren't even for certain. The Leopard delivery of Spain as example is still not 100% safe as much as I understood. 

Berlin also announced last month that it would let allies re-export German-made tanks to Ukraine, and said it wanted to team up with its allies to create two tank battalions of Leopard 2s, equating to about 90 tanks.

But so far, apart from Germany only Poland has given the green light for substantial deliveries. Late last month, Canada announced it would send four Leopard 2 tanks and Norway said on Tuesday it was also providing eight.

Pistorius said Portugal had agreed to send three Leopard 2A6s — a commitment he described as an “appropriate contribution” for a relatively small country. But there were currently “no talks under way” on sending more A6s, he added.

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I think aside from Spain, the others are confirmed, it is however still short of the expected number (49/90).

"Thirteen European armies operate some 2,000 of the tanks, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies"

How are we only mustering up 49 when we have 2,000? Lol.